Introduction to paleolimnology
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Introduction to paleolimnology
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- Elsevier S & T
- 9780444533173
- 9780444533173
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- AUTHOR, UNKNOWN
- English
- 01/1968
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- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Preface
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I: The Lake Basin
- Chapter 1. Formation of Lake Basins
- Structural basins
- Mass movement basins
- Volcanic basins
- Meteoric basins
- Solution basins
- Glacial basins
- Fluviatile basins
- Wind basins
- Organic basins
- Animal basins
- Shoreline basins
- Chapter 2. Quantitative Description of Lake Basins
- Length and width
- Volume and area
- Maximum and mean depth
- Length and development of shoreline
- Ellipticity
- Chapter 3. Shape and Development of Lake Basins
- References
- Part II: The Lake
- Chapter 4. The Lacustrine Environment
- Water
- Color and transparency
- Temperature distribution
- Chapter 5. Lacustrine Sediments: Chemical Precipitates
- Calcium carbonate
- Dolomite
- Gypsum
- Halite
- Sodium and magnesium carbonate and sulfate salts
- Other salts
- Chapter 6. Lacustrine Sediments: Clastic
- Silts and clays
- Sands and gravels
- Volcanic ash
- Chapter 7. Lacustrine Structures: Depositional and Erosional
- Polygonal patterns
- Mounds and depressions
- Elongate features
- References
- Part III: The Paleolake Basin
- Chapter 8. Pleistocene Chronology
- The boundaries of the Pleistocene
- Duration of the Pleistocene
- Pleistocene chronology
- Hypotheses about the cause of the Pleistocene ice ages
- Chapter 9. Distribution, Cause, and Recognition of Paleolakes
- Distribution of paleolakes
- Causes of paleolakes
- Recognition of paleolakes
- Chapter 10. Paleoclimatic Methods
- Hydrologic studies
- Development of formulas
- Plants, coal, spores, and pollen studies
- Vertebrate and invertebrate studies
- Soil studies
- Wind studies
- Sea-level movement studies
- Archeological studies
- Geochemical studies
- Chapter 11. Sampling Methods
- Chapter 12. Future Paleolimnological Applications
- References
- Index